Where does “Nua-Shéalannach” come from?
Nua-Shéalannach (Irish) comes from Irish Nua-Shéalainn, from Irish nua, from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.
Nua-Shéalannach (Irish): New Zealand; New Zealander
Definitions
- New Zealand; New Zealander
Ancestry of “Nua-Shéalannach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | Nua-Shéalainn | New Zealand |
| 2 | Irish | nua | new; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing |
| 3 | Middle Irish | núa | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | nuae | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *nowiyos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |